Coastal Explorer is a sophisticated and full-featured, yet very easy to use, navigation software package designed specifically for the pleasure boater.With support for more charts and chart formats than any other recreational navigation system, route planning features with multi-level undo capability, integrated gazetteer and guide books, virtual instrument display, and obstacle alerts, Coastal Explorer will help you make your next cruise safer and more enjoyable.ExploreThe gazetteer includes millions of places in the US, Canada, and Mexico and more countries are available. You can find any of these places on the chart by simply entering a name into the Search Box on the toolbar!Guide Book information is tightly integrated into Coastal Explorers charts. Sailing directions from the US Coast Pilot and NGA Enroute for Canada and Mexico are included. Many other guide book add-ons, including the Atlantic Cruising Club’s Guides to Marinas and ActiveCaptain, are also available.Coastal Explorers Guide Book also includes photos from all over the world via Panoramio.PlanCoastal Explorer makes it easy to plan your next cruising adventure with features like multi-level undo, powerful route manipulation tools, and route obstacle detection.Coastal Explorer uses documents instead of a hidden database to keep track of all of your routes, waypoints, boundary areas, and other marks so you can organize them however you want. You can even share them with your friends using e-mail or a USB Flash Drive!PrepareCoastal Explorer can predict tide levels and tidal currents at all official US stations and many Canadian stations. Tide predictions are presented in easy to read graphs along with daily high, low, and slack water times.Weather forecasts are presented in both text and graphical formats and are easily downloaded when you have Internet access. Current weather conditions are also displayed when available.NavigateNavigation is made easier with Coastal Explorers full-screen Cruise Mode which replaces the standard Windows menus and toolbars with big buttons that are much easier to use while underway.Split the screen into two, three, or four charts with a single key or button press. Theres no need to resize or rearrange windows; Coastal Explorer takes care of it for you!Orient the